- END PROGRAM: IEXPLORE.EXE
- Posted by gigismum on September 26th, 2005
I need help. Often, when I try to shut down my PC, I get this message, which
suggests that an explorer window is open, when in fact none is. This usually
occurs when I start the computer and click on the explorer window and nothing
happens, taking a few tries before I can launch explorer. I have WinXP Pro,
Series 2, and have had the computer for less than 2 weeks. Help!
- Posted by Stan Brown on September 26th, 2005
On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:19:03 -0700 in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, gigismum favored us with...
> I need help. Often, when I try to shut down my PC, I get this message, which
> suggests that an explorer window is open, when in fact none is. This usually
> occurs when I start the computer and click on the explorer window and nothing
> happens, taking a few tries before I can launch explorer.
Some of those extra clicks are opening extra instances of the
program. You could see this in Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Delete).
I've found that for all its vaunted robustness, XP is particularly
fragile at startup and at logon. If you wait until the disk light has
stayed dark for two full seconds before you try to do anything,
you'll avoid a lot of problems. Such has been my experience, anyway.
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Fortunately, I live in the United States of America, where we are
gradually coming to understand that nothing we do is ever our
fault, especially if it is really stupid. --Dave Barry
- Posted by Ken Blake on September 26th, 2005
In news:FEDE346E-FF62-4DB6-9631-13CC955EC58E@microsoft.com,
gigismum <gigismum@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> I need help. Often, when I try to shut down my PC, I get this
> message, which suggests that an explorer window is open, when
> in fact
> none is. This usually occurs when I start the computer and
> click on
> the explorer window and nothing happens, taking a few tries
> before I
> can launch explorer. I have WinXP Pro, Series 2, and have had
> the
> computer for less than 2 weeks. Help!
Iexplore.exe is not Windows Explorer, but Internet Explorer.
--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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